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| Provedor de dados: |
BJID
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to vivax malaria: case report and literature review
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| Autores: |
Lomar,André V.
Vidal,José E.
Lomar,Frederico P.
Barbas,Carmen Valente
Matos,Gustavo Janot de
Boulos,Marcos
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| Data: |
2005-10-01
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| Ano: |
2005
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| Palavras-chave: |
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory failure
Brazil
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| Resumo: |
Severe pulmonary involvement in malaria has been frequently reported in cases of Plasmodium falciparum infection, but rarely in vivax malaria. Among the 11 previous cases of vivax-related severe respiratory involvement described in the literature, all except one developed it after the beginning of anti-malarial treatment; these appear to correspond to an exacerbation of the inflammatory response. We report the case of a 43-year-old Brazilian woman living in a malaria-endemic area, who presented acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by P. vivax before starting anti-malarial treatment. The diagnosis was made based on microscopic methods. A negative rapid immunochromatographic assay, based on the detection of Histidine Rich Protein-2 (HRP-2) of P. falciparum, indicated that falciparum malaria was unlikely. After specific anti-plasmodial therapy and intensive supportive care, the patient was discharged from the hospital. We conclude that vivax malaria-associated ARDS can develop before anti-malarial therapy.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000500011
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| Editor: |
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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| Relação: |
10.1590/S1413-86702005000500011
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.9 n.5 2005
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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